title: Bifid nose - a mild degree of frontonasal dysplasia. A case report.
abstract: Frontonasal dysplasia is an unusual congenital condition with a wide phenotypic range. Because of this, only a small number of cases and their management have been reported in the literature. The ideal surgical procedures to correct mild cases of frontonasal dysplasia, and the time to perform them, are still controversial. The case of a 9-month-old girl with a mild form of this condition (a congenital bifid nose and a duplicated frenulum), and its surgical management, is presented. The surgery achieved an early improvement of the patient's appearance and she had no complications. In the future, it is probable that she will need secondary rhinoplasty to aid in the projection of the tip and refine the shape of the nose.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital, La Paz, Madrid, Spain. tnuvi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Núñez-Villaveirán
authors.forename: Beatriz Berenguer
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Frohner
authors.forename: Pilar Rodríguez
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Urcelay
authors.forename: Raimundo López
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: Carmen Marin
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Elena de Tomás
authors.initials: Ede T
authors.lastname: Palacios
mesh_terms: D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005145:Face / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Central cleft lip; Congenital abnormalities/surgery; Dentofacial deformities; Median cleft of nose; Rhinoplasty